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July 24th &  25th, 2008

Thanks to the Tunkhannock Borough for agreeing to host Joe Snedeker in his annual Go Joe event benefiting St. Joseph's Center in Scranton. A collaborative group of volunteers, representing the Tunkhannock Business and Professional Association, Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce, and Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau and many others helped to bring together approximately 500 people at a mini-festival in Riverside Park to greet Joe Snedeker during his Tunkhannock visit.


Special recognition goes to:

Amy and Becca from Peoples National Bank and Rich (organizers)

Donna from Century 21--Sherlock Homes (overnight sponsor)

The Prince Hotel  (Meals and hospitality)

Beagle Pub and Restaurant ( Hosting Breakfast)

Anonymous (Advertising)

Kristina (arranging the music and the stage)

Morgan's Run, the Drumming Circle, and Brandon & Randi (performances)

Ken from LB Printery and Glen from Graphic Details (signage)

Kevin and crew from Bulldogge Disposal (post event clean up)

Carl from Tunkhannock.com (event set-up)

Dawn and crew from the Borough (parking, electricity, picnic tables, and trash barrels)

Reeves (Porta-Potty)

Norm from the Borough (GO Joe Proclamation)

Borough Police (escort service for Joe)

 

 

 

The following businesses participated with booths and donated all their proceeds to St. Joseph Center.

 

Jeff and crew from B & R Distributing (soda and water)

Sandra and crew from Lane Chiropractic (lemonade and iced tea stand)

Harold and Debbie from Community Bank & Trust (cracker jacks and check)

Karen Fuller and crew from Liberty Bank & Trust (bake sale and check)

Lindsay and Katrina from Tunkhannock.com (face painting)

Lou Ann and crew from P & G Federal Credit Union (hotdogs and check)

Pat and crew from Endless Realty (popcorn)

Karen and crew from Bluhm Insurance (cotton candy)

Mark and crew from Select Sire (bottle game and check)

Ron, Kim and crew from Wyoming County Players and Whipple Performing Arts
(performances and medieval madness games)

Gary from Wood Wizard PA (wood carving demonstration)

Jean and crew from Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau (wooden raffle)

Esther and crew from Wyoming County Cultural Center/The Dietrich (gift basket raffle)

Tegan and crew from Milnes Companies (raffles for all ages)

Amy, Becca and crew from Peoples National Bank (sno cones and check)

Dave and crew from Classic Properties (gas card raffle and check)

Barb and members from TASD Art Club ("Ladies Night Out"--manicure, massage, henna tattoos, and more)

Members of the AKtion Club (check)

Larry and crew from Taylor Rental (Bounce House and Dunk Tank)

Bob and crew from Wyoming County Press and Nikki from GEM 107.7 (publicity)

Beth and Ann Marie (dunk tank volunteers)

 

The event resulted in positive publicity for Tunkhannock and our Community as well
as raising over ten thousand of dollars ($10,000.00+) for St. Joseph's Center. 
Thank you to everyone who participated.

(For more information about the work St. Joseph Center does, visit www.stjosephscenter.org